As many of you know, Jay Shafer is one of the leading figures in the tiny house movement. He has designed and built tiny houses, mostly on wheels, for the past decade and a half. Living in a smaller footprint himself he is an example of how to downsize your life effectively and [...]
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The garage matches the house. After my last home building experience I could see, in hindsight, that building the garage first (by at least a year) would have been a better strategy. Having that structure to store salvaged building materials in and to be a “staging area” for the home building would have helped [...]
Build It Green offers a "Green Point Rated" system for new construction. Here’s another interesting green building resource: Build It Green, based out of California. This site seems more like a resource for building professionals, but there’s still great information there for the consumer. If you’re planning to build a “green” or Energy Star home [...]
Photo by T. Gossard from Fine Tooth Home Inspections, AZ. I was browsing through some interesting things at the This Old House website and came across a collection of pics from home inspectors. This one just floored me! A very hasty wiring job with absolutely no circuit breakers. Did they think this [...] |
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